Waist-lining.



Patented Dec. 9, I902.

MARIE-ELISE DE LATDUB.

WAIST-LINING.

[Application filed may 5, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

MARIE-ELISE DE LATOUR, OF NEW YORK, ,N. Y.

' WAIST-LINING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,588, dated December 9, 1902. Application filed May 5, 1902. Serial No. 106,076. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARIE-ELISE DE LA- TOUR, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waist-Linings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in waist-linings for ladies dresses, so that a waist can be fitted in a very convenient manner, and the same is supplied to dressmakers in ready-made condition for the more convenient use of the same.

The invention consists in certain details of constructiomwhich will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved waist-lining. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same; and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail sections, respectively, on lines 3 3 and 4 4, Fig. 1, drawn on a larger scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a waist-lining for ladies dresses. The lining is made of silk or other suitable fabric'and provided with the usual stays b, which are inclosed in pockets of the same material as the lining, said pockets being stitched to the lining in the usual manner. The waist-lining is made in the same manner as all the waist-linings heretofore in use-namely, of back pieces a, tapering side pieces a, front pieces a and stitched together in the usual manner. The lining is provided at its end edges with wide flaps D, each having the tuck d, said flaps and tucks being utilized in fitting the lining to the size of bust required by cutting the flaps to the suitable size or by letting out the tucks to enlarge the lining.

The main feature of my invention consists of armhole-pieces, which are applied to the inner and outer surface of the lining at the rear part of the armholes, said pieces 6 being attached at their upper ends, as shown in Fig. 1, and they are preferably unstitched at their lower ends, so that in fitting the lining if it is necessary totake up the fullness at the arm-opening by means of tucks the unstitched ends of the pieces e are stitched over the tucks, so as to secure them in proper position. By stitching the tapering armholepieces over the tucked parts they are firmlyof being made on the bias, is cut in the direction of the fabric. Thisholds the adjacent fabric firmly in position and exerts a greater influence in holding the parts in position, as

claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I A waist-lining, consisting of back sections, side sections, and front sections stitched together with free shoulder-seam edges and having armholes, and armhole-flaps attached at their upper ends to the back sections on the front and back surfaces, said flaps being free at their lower ends to permit the takingin or fitting of the lining adjacent to the armholes and being thereupon secured at their free ends to the lining, substantially as set forth. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARIE-ELISE DE LATOUR.

' Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL,

A. C. DE LATOUR. 

